Category Archives: Business Savvy

Recently, I realized that I’ve been self-employed for a decade. If that sounds like a long time, I can assure you it is. Don’t get me wrong. It’s pretty awesome to do work you love and set your own schedule, but it can also be a lonely road. That’s why building your community is essential. When […]

Super Bowl 50 is around the corner and, while normally I’d never write about football on this blog, it relates to something that’s been on my mind recently: people who reach the pinnacle of their careers and how they do it. Two years ago, one of my elementary school classmates played in the Super Bowl. […]

A couple of my friends are facing difficulties at work. The first one gets a migraine whenever she works with a particular client. The second had to start seeing a therapist because she found her work environment unreasonably stressful. My response to both, when they told me about these situations? “Quit!” I know a little something about hostile work […]

I have been reading Pamela Slim’s Body of Work, which helps you “find the connections among [your] diverse accomplishments” and “sell your story.” One of the many ways the book does this is by encouraging you to get clear on your values. I’ve attempted many values exercises over the years, but I was never quite able to […]

I’ve always been a Ms Fix It. It was (ironically) a problem in the early years of my career. I wanted to fix things that others didn’t necessarily view as problems. I wanted to make things better even if others viewed them as good enough already. While I’m become a bit wiser in how I […]